Hostel Part 2

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Watched With: Jordan

A rare sequel that's better than the first. It intelligently develops the themes established in the first film, gives us more of what we want to see and something new and fresh too.

It takes all the great elements from the first film and flips them. This time we have predominantly female protagonists. And yet, despite the excessive gratuitous female nudity in the beginning of the first film, there is hardly any of that this time. The same can't be said for the guys though.

Parallel to this we have two protagonists on the other side of the equation, as guys paying to do some killing. We get a peak behind the curtain at this establishment and how it works and exactly how far it reaches. These two story points come together beautifully in the climax, which features a method of escape I don't think I've ever seen in a horror film. It says a lot about the true horror of capitalism and whoever is willing to pay the highest price.

It also features a scene based around the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, the only scene that has actually made me feel queezy in a cinema for as long as I can remember. That could be in large part because of my fondness of Heather Matarazzo. Also Krum from Harry Potter 4 is in it and he is so delicious you could just eat him up (or perhaps just parts of his leg meat anyway).

The rebel kid gang gets a little more to do in this one too, in fact most of the supporting characters are back. It really isn't just a sequel, Part 2 is much more apt. It picks up right where the ending of the first one leaves off and then completes some thematic arcs.

I think it's best to watch these both back to back like I did tonight. They are great fun and full of surprises. Plus this one has a hell of an ending that will be sure to warm your heart. Delightful